Velier Hampden Giuseppe Begnoni HLCF 2020
Highly praised young Hampden: intense tropical esters, sherry-driven red fruits and long, characterful finish. Powerful, fruity and complex, especially impressive for only three years of aging.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who enjoy cask strength, young Hampden and are curious about how an ex‑sherry cask adds red fruits and extra depth.
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How does this rum taste?
Young, sherried Hampden fruit bomb
If you already enjoy punchy Hampden or other HLCF bottlings, this adds a fun sherry twist—big tropical fruit, serious power, and enough complexity to keep you coming back.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV or anyone who dislikes bitter, tannic edges and the sharpness of youthful high-ester Jamaican rum.
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About the Hampden distillery
The Hampden distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Hampden have been reviewed 17,873 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get are esters with tropical and red fruits, as the wood is roasted with burnt sugar, pastry, almond and molasses is herbaceous, vegetal with a hay. On aeration, more sherry notes are evident, there are some kiwi,spices and earthiness. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is woody and fruity with tropical fruits like banana, mango and pineapple, dried fruits like figs, raisins, prunes, as the wood is spicy with allspice, is roasted with nuts, marzipan, caramel, honey and a bit smoky.The molasses is at first floral and herbal, getting darker with licorice, later we could notice some olive, hay and tobacco and from fruit, there might be some bitter orange, lemon peel. After resting, it becomes very creamy, tasty with honey&pastry and delicious strawberry. 😋...withva pinch of salt. 8,5:The finish is long with roasted wood notes, vegetal, herbal, earthy molasses, dry and spicy, as we might notice some unpleasant soap and tannic notes.The fruits are red, dried, citrus and tropical. Very tasty, inspite of some disturbance on the finish...
I'm a bit ambivalent here... the nose is great with sweet tropical fruits, vanilla and almonds. On the palate, initially a heavy sweetness with fruit... the longer it lingers on the palate, the more bitter it becomes, from bitter orange to black tea steeped too long. The alcohol bites again later on. The finish is also dominated by bitterness. I'm not really convinced, but it's still young 😎
Auto-translatedNice fruit basket with esters and light bitter notes. Still seems relatively young, but I like it very much!
Auto-translatedSolid young Hampden, light almond tones. Matured shallowly. Alcohol still somewhat rough and unbalanced. Will certainly benefit from longer storage. Too expensive in terms of price.
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